The Audi Pony Club Polo Championships, held 8th to 10th August at Cowdray Park, West Sussex, culminated in a hotly contested, but unfortunately also quite damp, end to the season from some of the best young players in the UK. The Championships host the annual finals for both The Pony Club Polo sections of Handley Cross, [...]
East Down Branch of the Pony Club are enjoying another busy but successful Summer of training and competition. Senior Pony Club enjoyed glorious weather for its residential camp. Held at the beginning of July over 5 days at Downpatrick Race Course with thanks extended to manager, Richard Little and his team for the use of [...]
The Pony Club is pleased to announce the launch of a new online Helpdesk, designed to offer an increased level of support for its huge network of volunteers, alongside a redesigned interface for www.pcuk.org to improve both usability and functionality. The Helpdesk has been developed in response to the need for improved communications and identified as a [...]
Iveagh Branch of the Pony Club has been very generously funded to install floodlights around the main sand arena at their Pony Club grounds at Moyallon, Northern Ireland. Funding has been granted by The Big Lottery Fund, Awards for All Programme, in the form of a £10,000 grant and will make a huge difference to [...]
The Pony Club is pleased to announce that Weatherbys Private Banking have come on board as the headline sponsor of The Pony Club Championships, to be held at Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, August 15-18th 2014, by kind permission of The Marquess of Cholmondeley. The Pony Club Championships draw a crowd of over 5000 spectators and competitors each year, [...]
Visitors to the Royal Windsor Horse Show (14-18 May 2014) were treated to a wealth of Pony Club activities, including mounted games and tetrathlon. Daily sessions of the DAKS International Mounted Games proved very popular with the crowds who were entertained by teams from England, Wales, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [...]
Following nine very successful Training and Assessment Days, 30 Pony Club Members from all over the country have been selected to attend the Rider Development Pathway (RDP) Camp during June 14-15th 2014 at Somerford Park EC; where they will receive top class coaching in their chosen discipline of Dressage, Show Jumping or Eventing. The RDP, supported by [...]
The Pony Club Winter League Show Jumping and Dressage Championships 2014, generously sponsored by Dengie Horse Feeds Ltd the UK’s leading manufacturer of fibre-based horse feeds, took place at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell, during April 12-13th. The hotly contested Championships acted as the pinnacle of the Dengie Winter League for Pony Club competitors who have [...]
The Pony Club Winter League Show Jumping and Dressage Championships 2014, generously sponsored by Dengie Horse Feeds Ltd the UK’s leading manufacturer of fibre-based horse feeds, are being held at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell, during April 12-13th. The hotly contested Championships will act as the high point of the Dengie Winter League for around 200 Pony [...]
The Strathearn Branch of The Pony Club have won the Equimax 3D Worming Prince Philip Cup Mounted Games Final held at Horse of The Year Show (HOYS), NEC Birmingham. Relative newcomers to the Prince Philip Cup final, first qualifying in 2011, Strathearn have come a close second to stalwarts the Oakley Hunt (West) Branch in [...]
Following on from the success of East Down members to secure qualifications for the intermediate and novice championships in England, the skill of these young riders continued resulting in prizes. First to travel to Yorkshire was the Tetrathlon Team of Paddy Erskine, Ewan Findlay and Andrew Turley. This young team secured first place in the [...]
Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre, Cheshire, played host to the thirteenth Pony Club Novice Championships, generously supported by NFU Mutual during the weekend The Pony Club Novice Championships of August 24-25th. The Novice Championships are the starting point for the future competitive talent in The Pony Club, and hold the finals at Novice level for Pony [...]
The Audi Pony Club Polo Championships, held 9th to 11th August at Cowdray Park, West Sussex, culminated a hotly contested season from some of the best The Audi Pony Club Polo Championships young players in the UK. The Championships host the annual finals for both The Pony Club Polo sections of Handley Cross, Surtees, Loriner, [...]
Following the successful implementation in the discipline of Tetrathlon, The Pony Club is to roll out its mentoring scheme further to the disciplines of Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing at The Pony Club Championships in August. Headed up by Kate Allenby MBE, Modern Pentathlon Olympic Bronze medallist and former Pony Club Member, mentoring was first [...]
Balmoral Thursday Showing Results
Yearlings 21 COLT or GELDING, foaled in 2016, thoroughbred and non thoroughbred, entered in their respective stud book, likely to make a high class performer. Prize Cat. No Cat. Name Details 1st 53 Gibson, Mr Desmond ROLEX 2nd 60 O Gorman, Mr Kieran MURPHY 2 3rd 58 Martin, Mrs Pat CLOVER CHOICE 4th 55 Kirkpatrick, Mrs [...]
Balmoral Results Wednesday 10th May 2017
28 MARE or GELDING, 4 years old, capable of carrying over 14st [89kg]. Prize Cat. No Cat. Name Details 1st 137 Tierney Mrs Daphne BLOOMFIELD BADGER 2nd 134 McElligott, Richard F PUSHKIN 3rd 136 Rothwell, Mr. Derry GREENHALL HUNTSMAN 4th 139 Williams, Mr Ian MARLFIELD 5th 138 Wallace, Mr Trevor APPLE JACK 29 MARE or GELDING, 4 [...]
Knotts Bakery Sponsor Young Event Horse Championship
The RUAS are delighted to announce that Knotts Bakery is continuing their sponsorship of the Young Event Horse Championship at Balmoral Show 2017. There will be four year old and five year old classes which aim to identify high calibre horses bred in Ireland with the potential to become top class eventers. The Knotts Bakery [...]
RUAS Launch Four Day Balmoral Show
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) today launched the 149th Balmoral Show in partnership with Ulster Bank. This year’s Show will provide an exciting mix of food, farming excellence and showmanship alongside an exhilarating entertainment schedule from 10th – 13th May 2017. With many new additions to the Show, news of a fourth day is proving the most [...]
Dublin Horse Show Officially Launched
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD officially launched the Dublin Horse Show today June 15th at the RDS, Dublin. The participation of many Rio-bound gold medal hopefuls at this year’s Dublin Horse Show means a change from the traditional August dates to July 20-24 for this summer institution. Despite the earlier date, [...]
